Directory & Faculty Profiles

Ed.D. Program, Education in Organizational Leadership, The University of Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida Dissertation: “Leadership in Mergers and Acquisitions Post-Merger Reflections of Corporate Executive Officers” 12/01 Dissertation Advisor: Douglas Reidmiller, PhD MBA in Healthcare Administration, The University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, 1999 BA, Individual and Family Development, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1975 Certifications and Licenses CITI Collaborative Institutional Training - 2/2015, 9/2016 DCTR Certification (Dissertation Chair Training Renewal – University of Phoenix 5/2016, 2/2017 Dissertation Chair Training – University of Phoenix – 6/2015 CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, University of Phoenix 2/2015 – 2/2017 Leadership and Mastery, Innovation Associates, Boston, MA. 1992 Florida Professional Licenses: NHA, Nursing Home Administrator 2000-Current Renewed 9/2016 - Current DOEA, CORE training Assisted Living Administrator 2001-Current with ECC (Extended Congregate Care) Ohio Professional Licenses: NHA, Nursing Home Administrator and LSW, Licensed Social Worker Presentations and Publications “Medical Tourism: Leadership in Health Care’s Newest Industry” Presentation 2015 Wyvern Publishing Group Multidisciplinary Academic Conference. Orlando, Florida, October 26th. Peer Reviewed. “Medical Tourism – What This Can Do For Your Organization” Presentation at ACHCA American College of Health Care Administrators 49th Convocation, San Antonio, Texas, April 2015. Peer Reviewed “Medicare Post-Acute Benefits” Presentation at Sarasota Bay Club Senior Forum, Sarasota, Florida April 2014 “QAPI Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement” Presentation at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota Florida, January 2014 “Economic Value Sarasota County Realtors” Panel Discussion – Panel Member, Regional Conference of Sarasota Realtors, Sarasota, Florida October 2012 “CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Interact II” Presentation at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Florida May 2012 Media “Field of Medical Tourism” Interviewed for publication Travel Weekly, Published March 2014 “Story of Medical Tourism in Sarasota” Interviewed ABC TV 7 News, Sarasota, Florida, Aired March 2014 “Sarasota: Come for the Beaches, Stay for the Facelift?” Interviewed for Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sarasota, Florida, Published June 2011 “Sun, sand, sea, shopping … and perhaps a bit of surgery” Interviewed for Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sarasota, Florida, Published January 2011 “Medical Paradise” Interviewed for Gulf Coast Business Review, Tampa Bay Area, Published February 2011 “Sun, Surf and Surgery” Interviewed for Scene Magazine, Sarasota, Florida Published, May 2011 “Sarasota Medical Tourism” Interviewed with SNN TV 6, Sarasota, Florida, Aired June 2011 “Tourism with a Twist” Interviewed Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sarasota, Florida, Published June 2011 “SFC’s New Director of Development” Interviewed article for Senior Forum, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sarasota Florida, Published August 2005 Professional and Community Involvement: America College of Health Care Administrators, Member1983 – 1986, 2002 – 2005, 2014 - Current Center for Leadership Studies and Educational Reseach - Member 6/2017 - Current International Leadership Association ILA - Membership 4/2017 - Current Unity Church of Sarasota - Board of Trustees - Vice President and Chair Human Resources Policies Committee, President as of March 2017 - Board Membership 7/2016 - Current Salvador Dali Museum – Volunteer 2014-Current Taoist Tai Chi Society – Instructor 6/2016 - Beginners Class, Health Recovery Program - Membership from May 2014-Current Sarasota Memorial Hospital SNF Quality Committee – Member 2012-2014 Sarasota County Aging Network (SCAN) Member, Board Member, Past President 2001-Current American Business Women’s Association- Member 2000-2009 Animal Welfare Advisory Committee for Sarasota County – Advisory Member 2000-2010 National Society of Fundraising Executive (NSFRE) Sarasota Florida Chapter – Member 2000-2006 Received Sarasota County Mayor’s Citation for Fundraiser of the Year – Awarded 2000